invades; invaded; invading
invades; invaded; invading
Learner's definition of INVADE
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: to enter (a place, such as a foreign country) in order to take control by military force武力入侵;侵略;侵佔 [+ object]
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2
a : to enter (a place) in large numbers湧入;蜂擁而入 [+ object]
[no object]
b [+ object] : to enter or be in (a place where you are not wanted)侵入;侵佔 3
: to spread over or into (something) in a harmful way擴散;滲入;侵入 [+ object]
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The cancer eventually invaded the brain.癌細胞最後擴散到了大腦。
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Weeds had invaded the garden.雜草在花園裏瘋長。
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Doubts invaded my mind. [=I began to have many doubts]我滿腦子疑惑。
[no object]
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[+ object] : to affect (something, such as your life or privacy) in an unwanted way侵擾 -
He thinks people were happier before TV and the Internet invaded our lives.他認爲在電視和互聯網侵入之前,人們的生活更幸福。
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Photographers invaded her privacy. [=caused her to lose her privacy; intruded on her privacy]攝影師們侵犯了她的隐私。
— invader
noun, plural invaders [count]